Hannah Beard, a native of York, South Carolina, is currently a candidate for a BA in Dance Performance and Choreography and a minor in Business at Coker College. At Coker, she has had dance residencies with Tara Myers, Stephanie Wilkins, and Natalie Berry. She has participated in the Radio City Rockette Summer Intensive for three years in New York and Pittsburgh. She has been with The Wanda Project since January 2009.